CONTENTS. The Grace of God 9 Practical Application 16 Good Works and Merit 19 Practical Application 25 The Holy Sacraments 29 Practical Application 36 Ceremonies which are Attached to the Sacraments 37 Baptism 39 The Baptism of Infants 45 Preparation of Adults for the Reception of Holy Baptism 47 Conditional Baptism 47 Sponsors 48 Baptismal Names 50 The Baptism of Desire and of Blood 52 The Ceremonies of Holy Baptism 54 The Ceremonies after Baptism 57 Practical Application 59 Confirmation 63 Testimony of the Fathers 68 Ceremonies of Confirmation 70 Names and Sponsors in Confirmation 72 Practical Application 73 The Most Holy Sacrament of the Altar 75 Types of the Blessed Sacrament Preparation Institution of the Blessed Sacrament Confirmation of the Doctrine of the Most Sacrament of the Altar Testimony of the Fathers of the Church Refutation of Heretics Communion under One Kind The Festival of Corpus Christi Hymn to the Blessed Sacrament The Devotion to the Sacred Heart of Jesus 105 The Perpetual Adoration and Forty Hours' Prayer 107 The Holy Sacrifice of the Mass 110 On Sacrifices in General 110 The Holy Mass Promised under the Old Dispensation 113 Types 115 Institution of the Holy Sacrifice of the Mass 116 The Vicarious Office of the Priest 119 The Fruits of Holy Mass 122 Holy Communion 126 The Worship of the Early Christians 131 The Secrecy Observed in the Celebration of Holy Mass, and the Reproaches Raised against the Early Christians 134 The Requisites for the Celebration of Holy Mass 136 Ecclesiastical Furniture and Sacred Vessels 137 The Ecclesiastical Vestments 144 Ecclesiastical Colors 147 The Ceremonies of Holy Mass 149 The Language in which Holy Mass is Celebrated 153 The Ceremonial of Low Mass 157 Prayers at the Foot of the Altar 158 The Introit 158 The Kyrie 159 The Gloria in Excelsis Deo 159 The Collects 160 The Epistle 161 The Gospel 161 The Credo 161 The Offertory 162 Orate Fratres 163 The Secreta 163 The Preface and the Sanctus 164 Canon of the Mass 165 The Consecration 166 After the Consecration 167 The Communion 168 Post Communion 170 The Sacrament of Penance 173 Examination of Conscience 178 Contrition 181 Purpose of Amendment 189 Confession 191 The Form of Confession 199 Auricular Confession 201 The Witness of the Fathers in Support of Confession 203 Confession in the Russian Church 204 Satisfaction 207 St. John Chrysostom on the Manner in which We Ought to Do Penance 212 Absolution 213 Instruction 216 Indulgences 219 Some Remarks About the Gaining of Indulgences 224 Ecclesiastical Discipline in the Early Church 225 The Advantages which the Living Derive from Indulgences 230 The Jubilee Indulgence 232 Some Indulgences which May be Obtained by Every One without Much Difficulty 235 Practical Application 238 The Sacrament of Extreme Unction 240 Historical Evidence 247 The Order of Administering Extreme Unction 248 The Sacrament of Holy Orders 250 The High Dignity of the Sacerdotal Office, and the Respect which is Due to Priests 257 The Ceremonial of Ordination 263 Practical Application 266 The Sacrament of Matrimony 268 Testimony to the Indissolubility of Marriage 274 Matrimony in its Character of a Sacrament 275 Preparation before Entering the Married State 277 The Impediments to Marriage 281 Mixed Marriages 283 The Duties of the Married 286 The Ceremonies of the Sacrament of Matrimony 291 Practical Application 292 The Sacramentals 294 Practical Application 297 Consecrations and Benedictions 298 The Consecration of Individuals 298 The Consecration of Places 300 The Blessing of Things 303 Digitized by Google.

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The grace of God -- Good works and merit -- The holy sacraments -- Baptism -- Confirmation -- The most holy sacrament of the altar -- The holy sacrifice of the Mass -- Holy communion -- The sacrament of penance -- Indulgences -- The sacrament of extreme unction -- The sacrament of holy orders -- The sacrament of marriage -- The sacramentals

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